AustralianExplorersInHistory - Learning Sequence Overview

Learning SequenceInquiry QuestionHow did the Australian explorers' of the 1800s alter the way the early Australian settlers developed the colony?


Phase of Inquiry	Learning Sequence	ICT's being used	Resources needed
Tune In	A YouTube clip will be watched to introduce the Australian explorers topic. The learning manager uses interactive whiteboard to guide students in brainstorming activity using bubbl.us to brain storm prior knowledge. Groups are sorted and explorers chosen.	Bubble.us YouTube Clip	Interactive Whiteboard Project books
Explore	Students are introduced to the web quest, learning manager will explain how it is to be used, reminding students of the responsibilities internet usage and safe and ethical researching. Learning manager to revisit bubble.us activity in order to ilicit further information regarding rolls of explorers on the expeditions. students to consider their rolls within their own team in order to know what to research as part of their team.	Web quest, introduction on the interactive whiteboard.Bubbl.us	Interactive whiteboard.Project books
Look	Students to find out how many people where in their original expedition. Rolls within each group are decided on. library visit for internet ethics and safety discussion with librarian. By researching their groups’ explorer, each student will become more familiar with roles within the expedition. from the process page, students are to use the worksheets available to help with research.	Web quest Internet for research you tube	Interactive whiteboard project books worksheets Librarian
Sort	After some initial research, students will be give a brief report to the learning manager regarding what has been researched so far. Students work on researching their own part of the expeditions, coming together to feed back to peers within their small groups and learning manager. Collaboration within the group is encouraged by learning manager.	Computer suite for internet research	lecture pads for research notes computers worksheets
Test	Using the worksheets provided for each individual role, students work both independently and collaboratively to complete their research. Each team will be able to report back to the learning manager with a confirmed journey and roles in place.	computers for research	project books computers worksheets
Act	Students will have worksheets completed and be working collaboratively to decide ona digital resource to use the their presentation. Presentations are given, students are able to explain to their class the process of creating their journey from where it will start, places visited and where it will finish. Students will present findings about their exlorers' journey with personal inferences about the expedition.	digital resource, Prezi powerpoint wiki interactive whiteboard	project books interactive whiteboard
Reflect	Students are able to reflect on the whether or not the expedition undertaken by their chosen explorer had an effect and what that effect might have been, of the early settlers’ and Aboriginal peoples way of life. whole class to revisit the bubble.us activity to reflect on how much information has been learned over the course of the unit by adding new information learned. Written notes, completed worksheets, project books and the digital resource will provide evidence of the research completed by each group.	interactive whiteboard bubbl.us	project books worksheets